Southwest Airlines
720 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 237 increasing their positions, 305 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
59% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 59
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 694 → 720 (+26)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.1B → $23.1B (+$977M)
0.11% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.02% → 77.14% (+0.11%)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 26 (-4)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 237 | Existing positions reduced: 305
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $186M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$295M |
| 2 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$200M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$72.3M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$66.3M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$119M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$96.4M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$91M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$87.8M |
| 5 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$83.3M |
LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
720 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $23.1B — up 4.4% from $22.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new LUV positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 237 added to existing stakes and 305 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $295M. The largest seller was PAR Capital Management, cutting an estimated $119M.
- 720 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q1 2015, up from 694 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $23.1B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q1 2015, up 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 94 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q1 2015 and 59 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q1 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $295M added.
- The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q1 2015 was PAR Capital Management, an estimated $119M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.